I often wonder what it would be like if we needed a fact sheet for adults on alternatives to hitting each other!!! So many people seem to assume that hitting is an acceptable way in which to discipline children and yet at the same time, most adults spend many hours reinforcing to their children that hitting is not okay to do to others. Comments such as, “It’s just a light tap”, or, “it didn’t do me any harm when I was young” seem to really miss the major point. Quite simply, there are many alternatives to disciplining children which do not require any hitting.

Listed on the fact sheet are a few examples of alternative ways to discipline young children without the need to hit. Click here to go to the fact sheet.